[Verse 1] I clock in with the gulls Salt on my hands Bait shop paper cup Coffee gone sand The tide keeps a ledger Of what drifts and stays I watch the boats leave Then I watch them away [Pre-Chorus] And the pier sings low Under my boots I know your name In the ropes and the grooves [Chorus] Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay If you’re coming back Don’t make me wait Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay I’ll keep one eye open On the changing waves [Verse 2] Old red skiff Paint peeling thin Seaglass in my pocket From where we were kids You said don’t look down When the wind starts to bite But I still see your laugh On the far edge of night [Pre-Chorus] And the pier sings low Under my boots I know your name In the ropes and the grooves [Chorus] Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay If you’re coming back Don’t make me wait Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay I’ll keep one eye open On the changing waves [Bridge] If the road took you west If the years got loud If your heart got lost In a harder crowd Trace it back To the first green line Where the water turns gold At the end of the dockside [Final Chorus] Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay If you’re coming back Don’t make me wait Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay I’ll keep one eye open On the changing waves Meet me by the bay Meet me by the bay Come home tonight While the tide still sways
